Patents by Inventor Frank Strahsen

Frank Strahsen has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method for controlling an internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 7239955
    Abstract: A method is provided for controlling an internal combustion engine operating in a homogenous mode. The internal combustion engine exhibits a control unit for setting the air supply, the fuel supply and the ignition angle. The method reduces the fuel consumption and increases a torque reserve that is to be made available for use. Starting from a specific distribution of air and fuel in the mixture, the air mass to be supplied is increased, which leans the air-fuel mixture such that a first torque reserve is generated. In the event of a positive torque request, the fuel mass to be supplied is increased in order to enrich the air-fuel mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Gerd Kraemer, Norbert Klauer, Frank Strahsen
  • Metro for controlling an internal combustion engine
    Publication number: 20070010931
    Abstract: A method is provided for controlling an internal combustion engine operating in a homogenous mode. The internal combustion engine exhibits a control unit for setting the air supply, the fuel supply and the ignition angle. The method reduces the fuel consumption and increases a torque reserve that is to be made available for use. Starting from a specific distribution of air and fuel in the mixture, the air mass to be supplied is increased, which leans the air-fuel mixture such that a first torque reserve is generated. In the event of a positive torque request, the fuel mass to be supplied is increased in order to enrich the air-fuel mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2006
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Gerd Kraemer, Norbert Klauer, Frank Strahsen